Doctor Who: Relaunched Series Box Sets

Doctor Who: Relaunched Series Box Sets (2005-??)

Related to the Doctor Who posts on The 7th and Last.

The Manhattan Projects: Collected Covers

TMP + TMP: The Sun Beyond the Stars Collected Covers

Related to the TMP posts on The 7th and Last.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven (1845)

The Raven

by Edgar Allan Poe | 1845

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

    While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—

            Only this and nothing more."

DUNE: UK First Edition HC Recreation

DUNE: Gollancz UK First Edition HC Recreation

Related to the Dune Saga posts on The 7th and Last.

I love books, but I don't collect or attribute any special value to signed or First Editions. For me, the true value of a book is its content. If the content is good, then the book is good, regardless of its edition. But if I can get it in HC with art that I personally like, then I'm extra happy.

Frank Herbert's first DUNE novel is one of my favourite science-fiction books and I enjoy seeing how artists interpret the themes and settings of the story - so much so that the first post I ever made on The 7th Side was a collection of cover art for it. I wanted to include the Victor Gollancz First Edition, UK (1966) because I like the simplicity of it, but I was unable to find a good enough image. I later figured that the best way to get it featured was to respectfully recreate it, so I did. Sadly, I don't know the original artist's name(s) to credit him/her/them.

Ghibli Films Cover Art UK Editions

Ghibli Films Cover Art UK Editions

Related to the Studio Ghibli posts on The 7th and Last.

Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken (1916)

The Road Not Taken

by Robert  Frost | 1916

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers: TNA of He-Man (1989)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

The New Adventures of He-Man (1989)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers: She-Ra (1984-86)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

She-Ra: Princess of Power (1984-86)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers Series Six (1987)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

He-Man Series Six (1987)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers Series Five (1986)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

He-Man Series Five (1986)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers Series Four (1985)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

He-Man Series Four (1985)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers Series Three (1984)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

He-Man Series Three (1984)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers Series Two (1983)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:

He-Man Series Two (1983)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers Series One (1982)

Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Covers:
He-Man Series One (1982)

The Unwritten: Collected Covers (2010-15)

The Unwritten: Collected Covers (2010-15)

Related to the The Unwritten posts on The 7th and Last.

The Unwritten was a comic book series created by British author Mike Carey and American artist Peter Gross. It ran for 71 issues in total, with an additional standalone comic book prequel titled Tommy Taylor and the Ship That Sank Twice (2013). I've featured all of its TPB editions on the main blog, with each edition's respective cover arts closing the posts, but I like the idea of having them all together in one place. All 72 works are by Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu.

Ōkami: Official Complete Works Art Book (2008)

Ōkami: Official Complete Works Art Book (2008)

Author: Capcom | Illustrator: Various | Page Count: 288

'As my evangelical work, I do record herein the various events to which I bore witness during my long travels with Ōkami Amaterasu.'

~Issun, Celestial Envoy.

Once upon a time it seemed like every cash-grabbing, whoring video game dev or publisher was producing special editions of their biggest titles that asked fans of 'Deluxe' to dig deep into their pockets to acquire.

Most included some kind of plastic figurine with little or no articulation, made for display purposes only; and that's fine as long as you know beforehand what you're getting and have the shelf space to display it.

The lazier developers didn't bother with any kind of plastic tat. They'd throw in an A5 art book with shiny paper and minimal content and figured it'd suffice.

The Ōkami Complete Works is kind of like that except it's on a bigger, grander and more beautiful scale, and the content is worth celebrating.

DUNE: Three-issue Limited Series (1985) - Cover Art

DUNE: Three-issue Limited Series

Published by Marvel (April - June 1985) | Cover Art by Bill Sienkiewicz

Bound: Screen Captures (2016)

Bound: Screen Captures (2016)

Related to the Bound (2016) post on The 7th and Last. More from the game.

Manowar Comics (Mockups)

Manowar Comics - FAKE

I’ve been mulling over just how good a Manowar comic book could be. Besides questing for the Crown and Ring it could have Eric and Joey discussing the merits of a wet sword. And there could be a regular Grandfather's Story Time section at the back, like how Alan Moore adds additional world-building with Watchmen and TLoEG.

The comic itself would have to be printed on parchment and held together with staples made from the recycled chains of pleasure slaves. It's good for the environment.

It would be required practice to read it in the tones of Orson Welles, preferably by the light from the north star when winter skies are grey, or, if it's cloudy in England, with a few black candles - but not the supermarket kind whose melt pool smells like a mix of lard and soot.

Decades later it could be re-drawn by older hands and issued with a cover that has Roman Numerals added. But it wouldn't be as good. Most folks would read it only once and then shelve it, preferring the original and best version - in fact, let's call the original printing the only one worth its salt. The past glories endure while the new fads fade.

Until it happens, until the warriors' pleasures are eternally inked, coloured + lettered, I'll settle for some homemade mock-ups using existing official art. There's a few more below the cut.

Mervyn Peake's Ancient Mariner Artworks

Mervyn Peake's 1943 illustrations for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1798)

Dio: Solo Studio Albums Cover Art (1983-04)

Dio: Solo Studio Albums Cover Art (1983-04)

Scream! Comic Back Page Poster (1984)

Scream! Comic Back Page Poster (1984)

Related to the Scream! posts on The 7th and Last.

I wanted to make a post collecting the cover art of all fifteen issues of UK comic Scream!, but my own copies aren't in good order and I can't find good quality online scans of the issues I need.

However, I did find individual scans of the six-part poster that required a reader to cut off the back page of six issues in order to assemble.

That's part of the reason my own copies aren't usable. I cut them. I was young at the time. But it looked great and was on the wall for years!

Youthful folly aside, I did my best to piece the digital files together. It's far from perfect, with lines that don't meet and colours that don't match, but the original cheap paper version was the same, so it kind of adds to the nostalgia.

The image to the right is just a preview. A larger version (in better quality) is below the cut.

HAMMER: UK Stamps (2008)

HAMMER Stamps - Royal Mail (UK)

In 2008 Royal Mail released a trio of postage stamps celebrating the Carry On films. Not being a philatelist or a Carry On fan meant I didn't care. However, more importantly, alongside Cleo and friends they released a trio celebrating HAMMER Films. Those I did care about. I bought the set.

Note: the banner directly above is just a preview. You can find larger images below the cut.

The Sisters of Mercy: Albums and EPs Cover Art (1983-92)

The Sisters of Mercy

Studio Albums and EPs Cover Art (1983-92)

The Sisters of Mercy: Singles Cover Art (1980-93)

The Sisters of Mercy:
Singles Cover Art (1980-93)

2000 AD Profiles: Brigand Doom

Brigand Doom

Creators: Alan McKenzie + Dave D'Antiquis | Appearances to date: 36

'Thirty-four souls cast adrift. Thirty-four citizens freed from their municipal bonds. Life in this crushing machine called the city is ugly enough. Who’s to say that death is any less so? But this is not the time for the question. There is only the job.'

Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I-IV Images (2008)

Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I-IV Images (2008)

Individual images are below the cut. A PDF is HERE (Mediafire) or HERE (MEGA).

The link should remain active for as long as they continue to host stuff for free. But if for some reason it's not working, tell me in comments and I'll re-upload it when I'm able.

Star Trek: Film Posters (1979-2002)

Star Trek: Film Posters (1979-2002)

Related to the Star Trek posts on The 7th and Last.

Sans Soleil: The Text (1983)

Sans Soleil (1983)

Author: Chris Marker | Page Count: N/A

As far as I know, the script for Chris Marker's San Soleil isn't available to purchase in physical book form.

However, the full text is freely available online. I've recreated it with additional formatting, for anyone that might wish to read it. The picture used is for illustrative purposes only, not an actual printed cover. The text is presented in full below the cut.

It's technically a film script but it more closely resembles a work of dramatic prose, with no footnotes, directions or shooting instructions to get in the way of the narrative flow.

It's probably beneficial to view the film before reading the text so that you can picture the imagery that Marker chose to complement each section with. But if your memory chooses to illustrate the missing visuals with something more personal, that's okay, too.

DUNE: Book Covers Selection

DUNE: Book Covers Selection

Images related to the Dune Saga posts on The 7th and Last.